48 LILIES 



primuUwum sulphureum 



rubellum WaUichianum 



All of these, however, are prime subjects for 

 pot plants — ^with the exception of neilgherrense, 

 whose flower spike is thrown out horizontally 

 from the bulb before leaving the groxmd; as are 

 also 



The following are also good, though rather 

 less satisfactory than the others : 



concolor elegans 



croceum tenuifolium 



dauricum testaceum 



A few lilies are not suitable for pot culture, 

 as they have rhizotamous or creeping bulbs. 

 These include : 



canadense ^ Parryi ^ 



Leichtlini superbum ^ 



pardalirmm ^ 



Lilies grown in pots serve two purposes. 

 They can be used indoors or they may be the 



1 All the American lilies are better outdoors. 



